The Ménage À Trois Keeping This Market Alive
Forbes - 7 hours agoThis Central Bank fueled rally can't go on for much longer, can it? More »The Ménage À Trois Keeping This Market Alive
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VIEW:Drowsy young drivers have increased crash risk
Reuters - 7 hours agoBy Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Young adult drivers who usually get less than six hours of sleep per night are more likely to crash than those who sleep in, according to a new study from Australia. "Anything we can do to reduce the risk of becoming involved in a car crash is worth doing - sleep is a big one," said Alexandra Martiniuk, the study's lead author from the George Institute for Global Health and the University of Sydney. In the U.S. about 20 percent of all motor vehicle crashes are caused by tired drivers, the researchers said in JAMA Pediatrics. ... More »Drowsy young drivers have increased crash risk
Dow, S&P end at records on Fed officials' reassurance
Reuters - 7 hours agoBy Angela Moon NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Tuesday, with the Dow and the S&P 500 closing at new all-time highs as Federal Reserve officials' comments eased some concerns that the central bank could start reducing its stimulus program. Dow component Home Depot gave the market a lift after the world's largest home improvement chain raised its profit outlook, driving its stock to a record intraday high. JPMorgan also bolstered the Dow, rising more than 1 percent to a 52-week high after the bank's chief executive won a vote of confidence from shareholders. ... More »Dow, S&P end at records on Fed officials' reassurance
Original Investor Explains Yahoo's $1.1 Billion Tumblr Buy
Forbes - 7 hours agoImage by Spark Capital via CrunchBase In 2007, Bijan Sabet, General Partner at Spark Capital, urged David Karp, to ditch his consulting firm, Davidville, and focus on building Tumblr. With Yahoo's $1.1 billion cash purchase of the blogging site, Karp is $250 million richer and Spark has generated a return "in the [...] More »Original Investor Explains Yahoo's $1.1 Billion Tumblr Buy
Regeneron, Sanofi asthma drug seen as potential game changer
Reuters - 7 hours agoBy Ransdell Pierson (Reuters) - A new type of asthma drug meant to attack the underlying causes of the respiratory disease slashed episodes by 87 percent in a mid-stage trial, making it a potential game changer for patients with moderate to severe disease, researchers said on Tuesday. "Overall, these are the most exciting data we've seen in asthma in 20 years," said Dr. Sally Wenzel, lead investigator for the 104-patient study of dupilumab, an injectable treatment being developed by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc and French drugmaker Sanofi. ... More »Regeneron, Sanofi asthma drug seen as potential game changer
Survey: Most Teens Savvy about Facebook Privacy - Some See It As an 'Obligation'
Forbes - 7 hours agoA study released today by the Pew Research Center has good and bad news for Facebook's role as a teen destination. The report, Teens, Social Media and Privacy, shows that Facebook's popularity with teens has actually grown by 1% since 2011 to a whopping 94% of all teen social media users. The next [...] More »Survey: Most Teens Savvy about Facebook Privacy - Some See It As an 'Obligation'
Telecom Italia mulls mobile unit spinoff: sources
Reuters - 7 hours agoBy Stefano Rebaudo and Alberto Sisto MILAN (Reuters) - Telecom Italia is mulling spinning off its mobile unit along with its fixed-line network to bring new investors on board, three people, including a senior political source, told Reuters on Tuesday. "The three-way split would allow the company to reduce debt and staff costs and favor the entry of new investors," the political source said. "It is a strategy that will allow the company to confront the market in the future more freely." Later on Tuesday, the Italian phone company denied a break-up was under consideration. ... More »Telecom Italia mulls mobile unit spinoff: sources
Oklahoma tornado upgraded to EF5, highest strength rating
Reuters - 7 hours ago(Reuters) - The tornado that struck the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday was a rare EF5, the highest rating the National Weather Service assigns in classifying the strength of tornadoes. An EF5 tornado can pack winds exceeding 200 miles per hour and damage is devastating, the service said. Damage assessment teams also determined that the huge tornado cut a path of approximately 17 miles by 1.3 miles wide. EF5 tornadoes are rare in the United States. The twister in Joplin, Missouri, on May 22, 2011, which killed 161 people, was rated an EF5. ... More »Oklahoma tornado upgraded to EF5, highest strength rating
World shares end higher as eyes turn to Fed
Reuters - 7 hours agoBy Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock markets around the world edged higher on Tuesday amid signs of improving growth, even though questions about monetary policy limited gains. The Dow Jones industrial average and S&P 500 ended at all-time highs, while the dollar rose and gold fell. The euro was slightly higher, though a slowdown in British inflation sent sterling to a 7-week low on the view it could give the Bank of England more leeway to support the economy. The yen lost ground after a Japanese minister rowed back on remarks suggesting the currency had weakened enough. ... More »World shares end higher as eyes turn to Fed
Global shares end higher as eyes turn to Fed
Reuters - 7 hours agoBy Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock markets around the world edged higher on Tuesday amid signs of improving growth, even though questions about monetary policy limited gains. The Dow Jones industrial average and S&P 500 ended at all-time highs, while the dollar rose and gold fell. The euro was slightly higher, though a slowdown in British inflation sent sterling to a 7-week low on the view it could give the Bank of England more leeway to support the economy. The yen lost ground after a Japanese minister rowed back on remarks suggesting the currency had weakened enough. ... More »Global shares end higher as eyes turn to Fed
Pope Resources Named Top Dividend Stock With Insider Buying and 2.91% Yield (POPE)
Forbes - 7 hours agoIn this series, we look through the most recent Dividend Channel ''DividendRank'' report, and then we cherry pick only those companies that have experienced insider buying within the past six months. The officers and directors of a company tend to have a unique insider's view of the business, and presumably [...] More »Pope Resources Named Top Dividend Stock With Insider Buying and 2.91% Yield (POPE)
Nigeria seeks Niger's military support against Boko Haram
Reuters - 7 hours agoBy Abdoulaye Massalatchi and Joe Brock NIAMEY/MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria has asked its northern neighbor Niger for help in an offensive against Boko Haram insurgents, as West African states try to cooperate against a spread of Islamist violence. An intelligence source in Niger said on Tuesday security had been tightened along the thinly populated border and military police were searching vehicles for Boko Haram fighters who might be fleeing the past week's onslaught on their bases in Nigeria. ... More »Nigeria seeks Niger's military support against Boko Haram
Land This Bargain Even Cheaper Than Director Alexander Did
Forbes - 7 hours agoThere's an old saying on Wall Street about insider buying: there are many possible reasons to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy. Back on April 25, Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc's Director, David E. Alexander, invested $48,165.80 into 1,000 shares of DPS, for a cost per share [...] More »Land This Bargain Even Cheaper Than Director Alexander Did
EU leaders look to end Apple-style tax avoidance schemes
Reuters - 7 hours agoBy Luke Baker and Mark John BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) - Growing concern in European capitals about aggressive tax avoidance by high-profile corporations such as Amazon, Google and Apple looks set to steal the agenda of a European Union summit in Brussels on Wednesday. The summit was originally called to discuss energy policy and tax coordination, but press reports in Britain, France and the United States exposing how little tax major international companies have been paying by carefully structuring their European operations has forced the issue up the agenda. ... More »EU leaders look to end Apple-style tax avoidance schemes
Sprint lifts bid for Clearwire in broadband battle
AFP - 7 hours agoSprint said Tuesday it was hiking its offer for the remaining shares of broadband service firm Clearwire, in the face of a rival bid from satellite TV group Dish Networks. More »Sprint lifts bid for Clearwire in broadband battle
Why Penguins Quit Flying
LiveScience.com - 7 hours agoHumans spent centuries conspiring to fly, so it might be hard to imagine that any creature would give up the skill, and yet penguins waddle among us. A new study helps confirm that these seabirds traded flight to become better swimmers. More »Why Penguins Quit Flying
Gap willing to sign Bangladesh safety accord, if tweaked
Reuters - 7 hours ago(Reuters) - Gap Inc's chairman and CEO said on Tuesday the U.S. retailer was ready to sign a global accord designed to prevent another deadly disaster in Bangladesh's garment industry, provided there were some "very minor accommodations." A series of incidents at factories has focused attention on safety standards in Bangladesh's booming garment industry while creating a trans-Altantic divide between U.S. and European retailers over ways to resolve these issues. Some U.S. ... More »Gap willing to sign Bangladesh safety accord, if tweaked
HeartWare Beating Away, Pulse Still Strong
Forbes - 8 hours agoHeartware International ( HTWR - Snapshot Report) Has seen analysts pump their estimates higher, giving love to this medical device company love and not heartache. As a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), it is the Bull of the Day. More »HeartWare Beating Away, Pulse Still Strong
Antidepressants May Help With Heart Disease
LiveScience.com - 8 hours agoFor some patients with heart disease, taking antidepressants may reduce the risk of heart problems brought on by mental stress, a new study suggests. More »Antidepressants May Help With Heart Disease
Russia says kills senior Islamist insurgent
Reuters - 8 hours agoBy Alissa de Carbonnel MOSCOW (Reuters) - The right-hand man of Russia's most wanted insurgent was killed by security forces on Tuesday, officials said, as Moscow tries to contain militancy in its Caucasus region before it hosts the Winter Olympics near there next February. Dzhamaleil Mutaliyev, a senior figure in a group fighting to establish an Islamist state, was killed along with another militant in a shootout in the town of Nazran in Ingushetia, a spokesman for local investigators said. ... More »Russia says kills senior Islamist insurgent
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